What could be more boring than provincial secular society? What's going on in the provinces? A new neighbor has arrived - this is already an event, conversations about which will drag on for almost a year. But one day the smooth flow of life is interrupted by a series of mysterious incidents: three young maids die one after another. What is this: a strange curse? Or, perhaps, a monstrous crime?.. Observant and intelligent Emily draws her own conclusions...Literary adaptation by N. Kosareva